Theory of Tiger
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 Czech Movie Poster | |
| Directed by | Radek Bajgar |
| Produced by | Peter Erben |
| Written by | Radek Bajgar, Mirka Zlatníková |
| Starring | Jiří Bartoška |
| Music by | Jan P. Muchow |
| Cinematography | Vladimír Holomek |
| Edited by | Jan Mattlach |
| Distributed by | CinemArt |
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Running time | 101 minutes |
| Country | Czech Republic |
| Language | Czech |
Theory of Tiger (Czech: Teorie tygra) is a 2016 Czech adventure comedy film directed by Radek Bajgar.[1] It is a debut title for Bajgar. It is stars Jiří Bartoška and Eliška Balzerová.[2]
Plot
Life of Veterinarian Jan Berger is usurped by his wife Olga. Olga doesn't give him any free time and he is tired of it. The last frop comes when Olga's father voluntarily ends his life. Jan realizes a´that life of his father in law was controlled the same way as Jan's is. Jan knows that he will end up the same way. Jan pretends that he surffers Alzheimer's disease and is put in Psychiatric hospital which is headed by his friend who gives him freedom. Only Jan's son Jakub and son in law Erik know the truth. Erik is married to Jan's daughter Olinka who is pushed by her mother and grandmother to control Erik's life the same way as Olga controls Jan's life. Pepík on the other hand is happily married to Alena who is quite opposite to other women in family and gives Pepík his free space. Their only proble is that Ppík can't have children. Erik and Jakub are secretly meeting Jan at weekends to enjoy some time together. This makes women suspicious and Olinka enables an app in Erik's mobile phone which sends coordinates to her. This leads to revelation of truth and Jan returns home. Erik is angry at Olinka and leaves home. Olinka then realizes wrongs of her mother and grandmother when she hears Jan telling that his wife ruined 40 years of his life and when she sees Pepík and Alena happy. Jan decides to divorce Olga and leaves home. Olinka decides to help him and provides him houseboat that belonged to Olga's father so that Jan has roof over his head. This helps her to repair relationship with Erik. Olga is then seen bitterly giving lecture about divorced men being unable to be happy while divorced women being able to enjoy life. The closure show the contrast of her lecture with reality as Jan is shown at last being happy and enjoying his time with Erik and Olinka as they toast in honor of Jan's father in law.
Cast
- Jiří Bartoška as Jan Berger
- Eliška Balzerová as Olga Bergerová
- Tatiana Vilhelmová as Olinka
- Jiří Havelka as Erik
- Jakub Kohák as Pepík Berger
- Pavla Beretová as Alena Bergerová
- Iva Janžurová as Grandmother
Reception
The film has received very positive response from critics and audience alike.[3]
References
- ↑ "Teorie tygra (2016)". CSFD.cz. Retrieved 22 October 2016.
- ↑ "Bartoška s Balzerovou točí film o veterináři, jenž je na útěku od ženy". iDNES.cz. 6 August 2015. Retrieved 22 October 2016.
- ↑ kinobox.cz, team at. "Teorie Tygra". Kinobox.cz. Retrieved 22 October 2016.